June 12th Wyldflowr Arts Center Game Night & Jam
June 15th Black Musicians of the Bay Area Photo
June 15th BOBM Panel Day and Evening Concert
This is a great deal, four amazing classes for $200.00 No Refunds.
Check out a California QuickGrant if money is tight... it’s free
ALL SESSIONS ARE 2HRS 7 PM-9 PM. Ages 18+
Classes will be held at the Wyldflowr Arts Center 809 37th Street @West in Oakland, CA. Zoom can be made available. Register online through Eventbrite. Email valerietrouttmusic@gmail.com with any questions
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🎷 Join vocalist Valerie Troutt & The Hogan Brothers for a night of JazzSoul & Poetry at Wyldflowr Arts Center! 🌺 $15-$30 sliding scale, all ages welcome. (Wheelchair accessible venue, restroom not). Purchase tickets on Valerie Troutt Projects website. Two shows at 7 pm & 9 pm. Let's groove together! #LiveMusic #JazzSoul
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Continuing a 55-year relationship with Cal Performances, the magnificent dancers of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater return to campus for the company’s annual residency with an exuberant selection of recent works and Ailey masterpieces. Steeped in the sounds of jazz, blues, and hip-hop, the Ailey Repertory celebrates the Black American experience, offering music and movement as expressions of pure joy and as opportunities for reflection and resistance. Past favorites and new works come alive through the commitment and artistry of the company’s athletic, expressive dancers, who inhabit choreography by creators like Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish, Amy Hall Garner, Hans van Manen, and Alonzo King with the same conviction as they reinvent classic Ailey gems like Revelations.
April 4th, 2024 Special live show Revelations (1960; music: traditional spirituals; Score PERFORMED LIVE by vocalists Chenee Campbell, Nia Drummond, Sean Holland II, and Marvin Lowe; The Revelations Choir and Band, comprised of Bay Area musicians; conducted by Damien Sneed) This performance is made possible, in part, by Janice and Nicholas E. Brathwaite (April 2).
Valerie Troutt Projects (VTP) Presents “Ancestors Day” The celebration & honoring of our loved ones who have gone on before us. This space will uplift and display the beloved members of the Black family and community that have died, and gone on to become Ancestors. The vision: is to gather, share stories and uplift our beloved by displaying images that tell their stories. There will be live music from Valerie Troutt and friends, offerings from poet Joyce Lee, DJ Nina Sol, visual artist Valerie Brown-Troutt and more… an alter of Ancestor candles made by VTP and or by anyone who wants to create one will be showcased during the course of the event. Community is invited to make an Ancestors Candle the day of, all materials will be supplied for $25, special orders are $30 prepared by VTP, General admission is $15. There will be light refreshments available. If you would like your candle prepared for you by VTP please email valerietrouttmusic@gmail.com
$15-$30
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Vocalist Valerie Troutt and Pianist Sundra Manning will play a duet set from 1pm-2:30pm at Abrams Claghorn Gallery in Albany, CA
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Doors open at 8pm and performances start at 9pm
The J Toney Experience - Album Listening Party Join us for a musical experience 26 years in the making! Oakland's own J Toney will be celebrating the release of his latest album, "The Testatment" with a live band, art gallery, limited edition merch and much more! J Toney will be taking the stage for an incredible live set, with musical direction by Grammy award-winning Drummer James "StickNasty" Small and his band, featuring world-renowned musicians: James "StickNasty" Small - Drums Clark Sims - Bass Ben Misterka - Guitar Bryan Simmons - Keys Daniel Casares - Sax Chris Aschman - Trumpet Adam Theis - Trombone With Special Guests - legendary Bay Area singer Mike "Meezy" Marshall (I Got 5 on It), R&B singer Rob Jones, Jazz Vocalist Valerie Troutt, Poet Audacious IAM and DJ 4Q! Advance Tickets are $25 (includes limited edition Testament album) or $10 general admission. 21 or older to attend. Doors open at 8pm and performances start at 9. Advance tickets are available here, or if the show is not sold out, you may purchase tickets at the door for $20. We accept Venmo, PayPal, CashApp and Zelle at the door. Food and beverages will be available for sale.
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Potrero Stage Theater, 1695 18th Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
A Testimony to Black Joy resilience and exhilaration
One Hyphy ass day party +25 plus
$15, 25+
Valerie Troutt and Friends Perform JazzSoul Standards and Originals. The band includes Ruth Price on drums, Ben Flint on piano, and Sid Smith on Bass. Buy your ticket online and receive a free beverage ( rules may apply). Jam session will start 8pm
$15 cover, dinner and drinks available for purchase onsite
There will be two shows 6pm and 7:30pm
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Juneteenth was recognized by Council as an annual City holiday on May 3, 2021 through Resolution No. 2021-40.
The City of Albany supports a Juneteenth celebration annually in Albany and recognizes the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day to the United States. The City also supports the continued nationwide celebration of Juneteenth Independence Day to provide an opportunity for the people of the United States to learn more about the past and to better understand and acknowledge the experiences that have shaped the United States and recognizes that the observance of the end of slavery is a crucial part of the history and heritage of the United States.
Juneteenth has now been incorporated into all union agreements and this update will extend the holiday to all remaining City employees, as per the Resolution.
The annual celebration event is organized and produced by community professionals with support from the City of Albany. For up-to-date information and to find out more about volunteer opportunities, fundraising events, and ways to share Juneteenth information with friends and family, please visit: albanyjuneteenth.com.
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June 11th, 2023 3 pm-6 pm $20 (no one turned away for lack of funds)
Because of Black Music IAM (BOBM), is a two-day music festival in celebration of Black Music Month being held in Oakland, ca on June 10th and 11th, 2023. The festival will include a soul food brunch, an artist's mixer, a panel, and two live music concerts. For more information contact: (510) 626-0118
Day 2, The lineup includes Singer-songwriter Aime Cota, Poet Marvin K. White, Singer-songwriter Cadence Myles, and The Valerie Troutt JazzSoul Quartet featuring poet Joyce Lee.
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June 10th, 2023 10 am-5 pm, $30 early Bird, $45 Day of event
Valerie Troutt Projects presents the "Because of Black Music IAM" festival (BOBM), a two-day music festival in celebration of Black Music Month being held in Oakland, ca on June 10th and 11th, 2023. The festival will include a soul food brunch, an artist's mixer, a panel, and two live music concerts. For more information contact: (510) 626-0118 or email becauseofblackmusic@gmail.com
Soul Food Brunch and mixer 10 am-2 pm
Day 1 12:00 pm- 2 pm The artist panel includes Ethnomusicologist Dr. Niva Flor, Author Andrew Gilbert, Producer Bosco of HIWAA, and Vocalist, Educator Magenta Jazz
2 pm -5 pm The Concert lineup includes SF Poet Laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin, Vocalist The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol, Singer SoLauren, Rapper JWalt, Saxophonist Howard Wiley, and Valerie Troutt’s MoonCandy Live Music Ensemble.
Women's Month Concert with the Caroline Chunge Trio featuring Vocalist Valerie Troutt
Tickets are $5 - $25 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds
House/Full of Blackwomen This site-specific ritual performance project created in collaboration with Ellen Sebastian Chang and a core group of phenomenal Black women in Oakland will come to a close with our 15th and final episode: "This Too Shall Pass"- March 4, 9, 10, 11 & 12, 2023 at Eastside Arts Alliance and other sites in Oakland. This journey that set out in 2015 to be a 2-year project that was created to address the displacement, well-being, and sex trafficking of Black women and girls in Oakland guided by the core question, "How do we as Black women find space to breathe, feel safe and be well within a stable home?" 7 1/2 years later, we will close this chapter. Photo by Rob Sweenie
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Dinkelspiel Auditorium, 471 Lagunita Dr, Stanford, CA 94305, Stanford, CA 94305
Double bill with Bay Area Latin Soul Project and Valerie Troutt’s JazzSoul Project
Sunday, July 10, 2022, 7:30 p.m.
Dinkelspiel Auditorium, 471 Lagunita Dr, Stanford, CA 94305 stanfordjazz.org
Vincent De Jesus is a drummer, percussionist and teaching artist with roots in Mexico and Puerto Rico from San Antonio, Texas. Currently living in San Francisco, Vincent leads the Bay Area Latin Soul Project, a kaleidoscopic group fusing the Afro-Caribbean styles of Cuba and Puerto Rico with Black American music from the US like jazz, funk and hip-hop.
Valerie Troutt is an amazing vocal artist based in Oakland, California. Steeped in gospel and jazz, Valerie is a musical collagist, borrowing from ancestral centuries of sound, channeling spirits, and delivering the stories of our love, loss, and lives. There’s a light in this unapologetically unconventional artist/teacher/activist for whom art and activism are intertwined. Within this spiritual and social justice-driven performer is a lifelong hunger for craft, for connection, for cultural narratives and an indefatigable thirst to serve as an agape griot to a waiting people.
SJW MEMBER: $27 / $37 | Child (17 and under) & Student (present valid student ID card) $15
NON-MEMBER: $33 / $43 | Child (17 and under) & Student (present valid student ID card) $18 See less
“Lean on Love” by Valerie Troutt Experience live JazzSoul and House music with Oakland based vocalists, and composer Valerie Troutt, as part of the National Queer Arts Festival.
Valerie weaves together lyrics of love, letting go, and hopefulness over soulful Jazz that lifts the feet, and challenges the mind-body and spirit to shift into a more socially conscious place.
This is a great deal, four amazing classes for $200.00 No Refunds.
Check out a California QuickGrant if money is tight... it’s free
ALL SESSIONS ARE 2HRS 7 PM-9 PM. Ages 18+
Classes will be held at the Wyldflowr Arts Center 809 37th Street @West in Oakland, CA. Zoom can be made available. Register online through Eventbrite. Email valerietrouttmusic@gmail.com with any questions
Visiting with us online ... Join us via "Google Meets"
🎷 Join vocalist Valerie Troutt & The Hogan Brothers for a night of JazzSoul & Poetry at Wyldflowr Arts Center! 🌺 $15-$30 sliding scale, all ages welcome. (Wheelchair accessible venue, restroom not). Purchase tickets on Valerie Troutt Projects website. Two shows at 7 pm & 9 pm. Let's groove together! #LiveMusic #JazzSoul
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Continuing a 55-year relationship with Cal Performances, the magnificent dancers of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater return to campus for the company’s annual residency with an exuberant selection of recent works and Ailey masterpieces. Steeped in the sounds of jazz, blues, and hip-hop, the Ailey Repertory celebrates the Black American experience, offering music and movement as expressions of pure joy and as opportunities for reflection and resistance. Past favorites and new works come alive through the commitment and artistry of the company’s athletic, expressive dancers, who inhabit choreography by creators like Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish, Amy Hall Garner, Hans van Manen, and Alonzo King with the same conviction as they reinvent classic Ailey gems like Revelations.
April 4th, 2024 Special live show Revelations (1960; music: traditional spirituals; Score PERFORMED LIVE by vocalists Chenee Campbell, Nia Drummond, Sean Holland II, and Marvin Lowe; The Revelations Choir and Band, comprised of Bay Area musicians; conducted by Damien Sneed) This performance is made possible, in part, by Janice and Nicholas E. Brathwaite (April 2).
Valerie Troutt Projects (VTP) Presents “Ancestors Day” The celebration & honoring of our loved ones who have gone on before us. This space will uplift and display the beloved members of the Black family and community that have died, and gone on to become Ancestors. The vision: is to gather, share stories and uplift our beloved by displaying images that tell their stories. There will be live music from Valerie Troutt and friends, offerings from poet Joyce Lee, DJ Nina Sol, visual artist Valerie Brown-Troutt and more… an alter of Ancestor candles made by VTP and or by anyone who wants to create one will be showcased during the course of the event. Community is invited to make an Ancestors Candle the day of, all materials will be supplied for $25, special orders are $30 prepared by VTP, General admission is $15. There will be light refreshments available. If you would like your candle prepared for you by VTP please email valerietrouttmusic@gmail.com
$15-$30